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HSK 1 vocabulary: old vs new HSK 3.0
Study the new HSK 1 vocabulary with pinyin and English dictionary meanings, and see how the words compare with the old list.
The new syllabus contains 300 numbered entries at this level. This page shows 300 unique written forms; 157 are not listed at the same old level. The old-level comparison contains 7 forms not found at the same new level.
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Numbers are based on simplified written forms, not distinct meanings. A word that is new to a level may have moved from another level. Dictionary meanings are machine-matched by pinyin and show multiple senses, which may differ from the syllabus sense; some may be missing or require review.
New HSK 1 vocabulary list
300 words shown
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | Old HSK level | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) | 1 | Same level |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 | 1 | Same level |
| 爸爸 | bàba | (coll.) father; dad | 1 | Same level |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day; day | — | Not in same old level |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 包子 | bāozi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup; glass | 1 | Same level |
| 本 | běn | root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | 1 | Same level |
| 边 | biān | side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously | — | Not in same old level |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill; defect | — | Not in same old level |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- | 1 | Same level |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | — | 1 | Same level |
| 不要 | búyào | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | 1 | Same level |
| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant | 1 | Same level |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant | — | Not in same old level |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159 | — | Not in same old level |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃 | 1 | Same level |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car | 1 | Same level |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call | 1 | Same level |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) | 1 | Same level |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family; great expert | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college | — | Not in same old level |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student | — | Not in same old level |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs | 1 | Same level |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just | — | Not in same old level |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items | 1 | Same level |
| 店 | diàn | inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store | — | Not in same old level |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call; phone number | — | Not in same old level |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | 1 | Same level |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV | 1 | Same level |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film | 1 | Same level |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater | — | Not in same old level |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff; person | 1 | Same level |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all | 1 | Same level |
| 读 | dú | to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce | 1 | Same level |
| 读书 | dúshū | to read a book; to study; to attend school | — | Not in same old level |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint | 1 | Same level |
| 多 | duō | many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly- | 1 | Same level |
| 多少 | duōshao | how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? | 1 | Same level |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | 1 | Same level |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid | 1 | Same level |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | — | Not in same old level |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel | — | Not in same old level |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | 1 | Same level |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | 1 | Same level |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood | 1 | Same level |
| 歌 | gē | song; to sing; variant of 歌 | — | Not in same old level |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 个 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual; variant of 个 | 1 | Same level |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm; corporation | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task | 1 | Same level |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | 1 | Same level |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | — | Not in same old level |
| 还 | hái | still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language | 1 | Same level |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello | 1 | Same level |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated | — | Not in same old level |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear | — | Not in same old level |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩; amusing; fun; interesting | — | Not in same old level |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 喝 | hē | to drink; variant of 嗬 | 1 | Same level |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和; (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; harmonious | 1 | Same level |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully | 1 | Same level |
| 后 | hòu | empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- | — | Not in same old level |
| 回 | huí | to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book); to curve; variant of 回 | 1 | Same level |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ]) | 1 | Same level |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train | — | Not in same old level |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 几 | jǐ | how much; how many; several; a few | 1 | Same level |
| 家 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian | 1 | Same level |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant | — | Not in same old level |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view | — | Not in same old level |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling; pot-sticker | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫 | 1 | Same level |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year | — | Not in same old level |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; at the present; now | 1 | Same level |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 | 1 | Same level |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format | 1 | Same level |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car | — | Not in same old level |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for | 1 | Same level |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | — | Not in same old level |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of | 1 | Same level |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 课 | kè | subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | 1 | Same level |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来) | 1 | Same level |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | 1 | Same level |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) | 1 | Same level |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | 1 | Same level |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 里; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 and neighborhood 邻 levels | 1 | Same level |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither | 1 | Same level |
| 六 | liù | six; 6 | 1 | Same level |
| 妈妈 | māma | mama; mommy; mother | 1 | Same level |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) | 1 | Same level |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase | 1 | Same level |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 猫 | māo | cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem | 1 | Same level |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter | 1 | Same level |
| 没事 | méishì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be | — | Not in same old level |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister; young woman | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | — | Not in same old level |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice | 1 | Same level |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 面条; noodles | — | Not in same old level |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year | — | Not in same old level |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | 1 | Same level |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) | 1 | Same level |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which | 1 | Same level |
| 哪个 | nǎge | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 | — | Not in same old level |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | — | Not in same old level |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones?; who?; what? | — | Not in same old level |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | 1 | Same level |
| 那边 | nàbiān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 那个 | nàge | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 那儿 | nàr | there | — | Not in same old level |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those | — | Not in same old level |
| 男 | nán | male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位 | — | Not in same old level |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend | — | Not in same old level |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation | 1 | Same level |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy | 1 | Same level |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) | 1 | Same level |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) | — | Not in same old level |
| 年 | nián | year; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年 | 1 | Same level |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman; daughter | — | Not in same old level |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | — | 1 | Same level |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend | — | Not in same old level |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam; Miss; Ms | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | 1 | Same level |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty; beautiful | 1 | Same level |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | 1 | Same level |
| 七 | qī | seven; 7 | 1 | Same level |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 千 | qiān | thousand; see 秋千 | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly | — | Not in same old level |
| 钱 | qián | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 | 1 | Same level |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request | 1 | Same level |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | — | Not in same old level |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) | 1 | Same level |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent | 1 | Same level |
| 人 | rén | person; people | 1 | Same level |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition | 1 | Same level |
| 日 | rì | sun; day; date, day of the month | 1 | Same level |
| 三 | sān | three; 3 | 1 | Same level |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop | 1 | Same level |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above | 1 | Same level |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class | — | Not in same old level |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | 1 | Same level |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school | — | Not in same old level |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom | 1 | Same level |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | — | 1 | Same level |
| 什么 | shénme | what?; something; anything | 1 | Same level |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 | 1 | Same level |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time; moment; period | 1 | Same level |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time; period | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair | — | Not in same old level |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是 | 1 | Same level |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 书 | shū | book; letter; document; to write | 1 | Same level |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore | — | Not in same old level |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes | 1 | Same level |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | 1 | Same level |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down | — | Not in same old level |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed; to sleep | 1 | Same level |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 说 | — | Not in same old level |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word | 1 | Same level |
| 四 | sì | four; 4 | 1 | Same level |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 岁, year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) | 1 | Same level |
| 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); (literary) other | 1 | Same level |
| 它 | tā | it | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 她 | tā | she | 1 | Same level |
| 他们 | tāmen | they | — | Not in same old level |
| 它们 | tāmen | they (for inanimate objects) | — | Not in same old level |
| 她们 | tāmen | they; them (for females) | — | Not in same old level |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely | 1 | Same level |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven | — | Not in same old level |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | 1 | Same level |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) | 1 | Same level |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear | — | Not in same old level |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | 1 | Same level |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | — | Not in same old level |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩; Taiwan pr. [wàn] | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late | — | Not in same old level |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner; supper | — | Not in same old level |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night; in the evening | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 喂 | wèi | hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); variant of 喂; to feed | 1 | Same level |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 问题 | wèntí | question; problem; issue; topic | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | 1 | Same level |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we; us; ourselves; our | 1 | Same level |
| 五 | wǔ | five; 5 | 1 | Same level |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch | — | Not in same old level |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like; to be fond of | 1 | Same level |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action | 1 | Same level |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | 1 | Same level |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work | — | Not in same old level |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired | — | Not in same old level |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. | 1 | Same level |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor | 1 | Same level |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays | 1 | Same level |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) | 1 | Same level |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young | 1 | Same level |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child | — | Not in same old level |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school | — | Not in same old level |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner | — | Not in same old level |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | 1 | Same level |
| 写 | xiě | to write | 1 | Same level |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | to thank; thanks; thank you | 1 | Same level |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- (chemistry) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week; day of the week; Sunday | 1 | Same level |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology | — | Not in same old level |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | — | 1 | Same level |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study | 1 | Same level |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | 1 | Same level |
| 雪 | xuě | snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | 1 | Same level |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | 1 | Same level |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | 1 | Same level |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | 1 | Same level |
| 一半 | yíbàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一下 | yíxià | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 1 | Same level |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一些 | yìxiē | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional) | 1 | Same level |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) | — | Not in same old level |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little; somewhat | — | Not in same old level |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat | — | Not in same old level |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain | — | Not in same old level |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly | 1 | Same level |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) | 1 | Same level |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; see you again later | 1 | Same level |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely | — | Not in same old level |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast | — | Not in same old level |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how?; what?; why?; variant of 怎么 | 1 | Same level |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? | 1 | Same level |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing) | 1 | Same level |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side; here | — | Not in same old level |
| 这个 | zhège | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | variant of 这里; here | — | Not in same old level |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | — | Not in same old level |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these | — | Not in same old level |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 只 | zhī | grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao] | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China | 1 | Same level |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday | 1 | Same level |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school | — | Not in same old level |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student | — | Not in same old level |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) | 1 | Same level |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk | 1 | Same level |
| 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | 1 | Same level |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | 1 | Same level |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座 | 1 | Same level |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner) | 1 | Same level |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook | — | Not in same old level |
Old-level words not in the same new level
These words may have moved to another level; “—” means no matching written form was found in the new dataset, not that a word is forbidden in an exam.
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | New HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | — |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant | 2 |
| 后面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards | 2 |
| 火车站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station | — |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not | — |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | 2 |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | 5 |
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